The evening world., 1887-11-21

boxed, that a referee couldn't act as time
keeper too Now there are always two men
appointed to hold watches, and it wouldn't
be half u bad job to have three timekeepors.
The old-time fighters under Queensberry's
rules used to break away every time the
referee told them to, and take the CENTRE
as Pop Whitaker used to call it. When
Mitchell and Burke showed how they boxed
in England under the beneiicent noblomnn's
code they flew together like steel springs after
every. clinch. just as soon as they. were
once free of each other, and the decision of
Jimmy O'Neil in the battle between Dempsey
and lie Blanche established a precedent
firmly. Everybody thought after the fight
between Carney and Mitchell that n man
fighting rs he liked SO long as he did not hold
onto his opponent. The Carney side of the Int
international battle readily accepted Stephen
son, who refereed for Carney and Mitchell,
to see fair play between Carney and McAu-
life, because 1t thought he would allow the
same tactics at Revere Beach he put himself
on record AS believing in on that barge sup
posed to have been anchored up the Sound.
Queensberry rules are altogether too compli-
Gated and were never meant for anything
but four or six round soft glove contests, for
which they are well adapted. The mill be-
tween Reagan and Dempsey will probably
usher in an era of battles under what are
called The New Rules of the London Prize
Ring"
The New York Athletic Club will hold its
first Ladies' Day and gymnastic exhibition
this season on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8.
There was q quiet foot race between two
unknown sprinters on the old Brooklyn Ath-
letic Associations grounds last Thursday af-
ternoon. ut which, it is said, that S3, 600
changed hands. The men gave the names of
Adams and Murphy. 1t is rumored in Brook
l,,, ,n,p chat tha ,nyotarin,u rarara mara cha
professional sprinters, Boyd and Bethune,
and that Bethune won by 6 inches.
A wrestling match, catch-as- catch can style,
for 800 "a side, between Joe Higgins, of New
York, and Warren Lewis's unknown will
evening.
The annual Thanksgiving Day meet of the
| American Athletic Club Harriers will take
Day.
.Jem Carney, the English lightweight cham
pion of the world, will be on here on
Wednesday. 1t is intended to get him up a
rousing benefit to testify to the appreciation
of his honesty, manliness and powers as n
pugilist. as well as to the sympathy felt for a
man who was brought twice acrosst the ocean,
made to train twice for one battle and then
cheated out of his fairly-won victory.
By a slip in the types Billy Edwards was
made to have backed Reagan against Demp-
sey mt evens in this sporting column. So
many people have annoyed the ex-light-
weight champion by wanting to bet him
again that wav hat the correction, he backed
Dempsey and would like to do it some more.
is cheerfully made.
1t is said that Charlie Clark, the clever
Philadelphia feather weight, will be one of the
contestants in the Spartan Harriers Amateur
~l20-pounds competition on Dec. 8.
The voice Fred Burns, who does the an
%nonncing at athletic meetings, has succeeded
in acquiring is the envy of many who hear
his full, clear tones.
Seventy men, including Sprint Runner
+. A. Babcock, were enrolled in the Nassau
Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, last week.
]. Randolph Heiser, the billiard expert,
has opened rooms on Bedford avenue, Brook
lyn, and will have IA formal opening ON Mon
day evening, Nov. %. Billy Sexton, Maurice
DAILY, Frey, Malone. Manning and other
knights of the cue will appear in exhibition
games.
Degrees OF Wicksdness.
lFTom Harper's BaEar.l
Husband-Can anything be worse, my dear, than
for a husband to think other women prettier than
hia wife